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Haunting Images From Chernobyl: 30 Years After The Worst Nuclear Holocaust

A doll is seen amongst beds at a kindergarten in the abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 28, 2016. Deadly radiation still spews from Chernobyl 30 years after the worst nuclear meltdown in history, as a newly built giant arch is pulled into place to cover the stricken reactor for the next century. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

The coat of arms of the former Soviet Union is seen on the roof of a house in the abandoned city of Pripyat near Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 29, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

The coat of arms of the former Soviet Union is seen on the roof of a building in the abandoned city of Pripyat near Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 28, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A house is seen in the abandoned village of Zalesye near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 28, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

An interior view of a building in the abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 24, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A view of an amusement park in the centre of the abandoned town of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 28, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A cross with a crucifix is seen in the deserted town of Pripyat near Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine on March 28, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A view of the abandoned city of Pripyat is seen near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 24, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A view of the abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 24, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A picture of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin is seen in a kindergarten in the abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 28, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A house is seen in the abandoned village of Zalesye near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 28, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A shoe for children is left in a kindergarten in the abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 28, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A view of the abandoned city of Pripyat is seen near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 28, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A portrait is seen in a house in the abandoned village of Zalesye near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 28, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A baby cot is seen in a house in the abandoned village of Zalesye near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 28, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A view of the abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 24, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

An interior view of a building in the abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 24, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

Toys are left in a kindergarten in the abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 28, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A doll in a children’s gas mask is seen amongst beds at a kindergarten in the abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 28, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A house is seen in the abandoned village of Zalesye near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 28, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A dog is seen in the abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 28, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A ferris wheel is seen in the abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 28, 2016. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)